The Interior Ministry says Spanish police have busted a gang that tried to smuggle cocaine into the country using a fake diplomatic bag purporting to come from the Swiss embassy in Peru.
Officers acted on information received from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to detect the bag as it arrived at Madrid's Barajas international airport, a statement said Saturday.
Investigators seized 11 kilograms (24.3 pounds) of cocaine from within the shipment which had arrived accompanied by falsified documents claiming it had diplomatic accreditation and immunity.
Police arrested three men suspected of belonging to a smuggling ring on Friday in Navalmoral de la Mata, 194 kilometres (120 miles) west of Madrid.
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